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The Issachar Report1 Chronicles 12:32Dennis A. Wright, DMin "Here Comes the Judge" "With the Supreme Court pick of John Roberts," notes William Kristol, "George W. Bush rose to the occasion.""Once again, President Bush has confounded his critics by doing what he said he would do," observes Cal Thomas. "He has nominated to the Supreme Court someone he believes will not make law from the bench, but interpret laws in light of the Constitution as the Founders wrote it."Within hours of President Bush's nomination of John G. Roberts, Jr. to the Supreme Court my Inbox filled with numerous requests...

The Issachar Report1 Chronicles 12:32Dennis A. Wright, DMin "Will the Real God Please Stand Up?"David Tackett observes, "Whether conscious or subconscious, every person has some type of worldview. A personal worldview is a combination of all you believe to be true, and what you believe becomes the driving force behind every emotion, decision and action. Therefore, it affects your response to every area of life: from philosophy to science, theology and anthropology to economics, law, politics, art and social order --- everything." ("What's a Worldview Anyway?" Focus on the Family, July-Aug...

AB 651 Suicide by any other name is suicideBy Mark Landsbaum Medical advances and longer lives pose difficult questions. Should we pull the plug? May we starve to death someone in a coma? Are feeding tubes extraordinary medical treatment, or merely basic care? Christians can and do disagree. But legislation pending in Sacramento doesn't split such hairs. It's not about whether to pull a plug, or which machine to disconnect. It simply would make suicide legal, and protect doctors from prosecution, lawsuits and professional discipline if they prescribe poison. You don't find respirators or...

Chinese Pastor Put on Trial in Beijing Court RoomThe Voice of the MartyrsPastor Cai Zhuohua, the leader of six Beijing-area house churches, was put on trial Thursday morning in a Beijing courtroom for alleged "illegal business practices."The trial lasted about four-and-a-half hours, longer than expected according to Chinese VOM sources. The verdict was not announced.Cai was on trial along with his wife, Xiao Yunfei; her brother, Xiao Gaowen; and his wife, Hu Jinyun.Nine lawyers had volunteered to represent the accused Christians, but the judge allowed only five of them into the courtroom....

How the Most Misquoted Verse in the Bible Is Destroying America By Brannon S. Howse Tolerance mongers seem to have found the one absolute truth they are willing to live by. How many times have you heard someone say, "Judge not lest you be judged"? The statement has become the great American open-mindedness mantra when anyone has the courage to declare that someone else's belief, actions or lifestyle is morally amiss. Another form of the same non-judgmental judgment is "that may be true for you, but it's not true for me." The logic behind the statement goes something like this: "Your truth...

Harry Potter: Politically-Correct PaganismBy Jan Markell Chaos reigned in my home town July 16 at midnight. Little kids roamed the streets in ecstasy as they had just purchased the new Harry Potter book, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." Most were dressed like witches and wizards. They are addicted, but not to righteousness. And they just want to be like Harry and, if possible, attend Hogwarts' School of Witchcraft. When told it doesn't really exist, they are heartbroken. Okay, so J.K. Rowlings is the second richest woman in England only preceded by the Queen because she can spin...

Once An Adult, Twice A Child: Honoring Our Seniors By Rev. Stephen Holley In a correspondence that began 14 years before their same-day July 4, 1826 passing, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both commented on the aging process that would ultimately bring these revolutionary mortals to their end. Said Jefferson in 1814,  our machines have now been running for 70 or 80 years and we must expect that, worn as they are, here a pivot, there a wheel, now a pinion, next a spring will be giving way, and however we may tinker with them for a while, all will at length surcease in motion. John...

The "Abomination" of Harry PotterBy Jason Carlson and Ron Carlson I've got some great ideas for a new series of children's books. Let me share some of them with you: 1) Perry Hotter and the Dirty Crack Pipe- A young boy is shipped off to live in an inner-city crack house. In this crack house, the boy is trained in the ways of illicit drug production, use, and distribution. Perry has wonderful adventures learning about creating more effective highs, outwitting the bad crack dealers, and teaching other young kids about the joys of drug use. 2) Perry Hotter and the Jihadist's Bomb-belt- A...